FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas was allotted an NCAA regional Sunday, but the Hogs don't feel like it was given to them.

"We earned it," said Arkansas second-year coach Dave Van Horn. "We earned a share of the (Southeastern Conference) title and we won the Western Division, which most people say is the toughest division in the nation from top to bottom."

"When we're on our 'A' game," Van Horn said. "we can play with anybody and we can play for a while.

"We have that confidence."

Arkansas is one of a record five SEC teams selected to host a regional. The others are Georgia, Louisiana State, Ole Miss and South Carolina.

As the top seed in the SEC Tournament this past week, the Razorbacks rebounded for a pair of wins after losing 8-6 to Tennessee in 13 innings in the opener to go 2-2 overall. They were eliminated Saturday with a 3-2 loss to South Carolina in the consolation bracket final.

"We represented ourselves pretty good," Van Horn said. "A lot times, teams will win the league and they don't play real well in the tournament. They're like, 'Well, we had already done what we were going to do. It's just the tournament.'

"We lost an extra inning game, won two tight games, and then lost another tight game. We definitely gave it our best effort, so I'm proud of our guys.

"We deserve to host (a regional)."

As host, Arkansas will receive the No. 1 seed for the Fayetteville Regional, which will include three more teams once today's seedings are released.

"This time of the year, you can have all the talent in the world and go two and out," Van Horn said. "Or you can just be an average team and the next thing you know, you find yourself in Omaha. You've got to be lucky.

"You've got to know how to handle it and hopefully, these guys will handle it all right."